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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesrôle principal
Pronunciation / Transliteration: rol prin-sipal
"Elle a été choisie pour le rôle principal du nouveau film."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The principal character in a play, film, or other performance.
"She was cast in the leading role of the new blockbuster movie." - 2
A position of prominence or importance in a particular context.
"He played a leading role in the company's expansion into international markets."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'leading role' combines 'leading', derived from the Old English 'lǣdan', meaning to guide or direct, and 'role', which comes from the French 'rôle', originally referring to a roll of paper used for actors' parts in plays. The phrase evolved in the 20th century to denote the principal character in a performance.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Leading Role" is said worldwide
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rôle principal
Transliteration: rol prin-sipal
"Elle a été choisie pour le rôle principal du nouveau film."
Hauptrolle
Transliteration: Haupt-rol-le
"Er wurde für die Hauptrolle in dem neuen Film ausgewählt."
ruolo principale
Transliteration: ruolo prin-ci-pale
"È stata scelta per il ruolo principale del nuovo film."
papel principal
Transliteration: pa-pel prin-ci-pal
"Fue elegida para el papel principal de la nueva película."
papel principal
Transliteration: pa-pel prin-ci-pal
"Ela foi escolhida para o papel principal do novo filme."
मुख्य भूमिका
Transliteration: mukhya bhumika
"उन्हें नए फिल्म में मुख्य भूमिका के लिए चुना गया।"
主角
Transliteration: zhǔjué
"她被选为新电影的主角。"
주연
Transliteration: juyeon
"그녀는 새 영화의 주연으로 캐스팅되었습니다."
主役
Transliteration: shuyaku
"彼女は新しい映画の主役に選ばれました。"
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